Starting tonight, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans will perform a critical repair to a broken valve on a 50-foot water main near General Ogden and Nelson Streets.
To perform the repair, crews will isolate and empty the water main, which supplements the water supply to Mid-City, Lakeview, Gentilly, and New Orleans East.
To minimize the potential impact, Sewerage and Water Board crews are scheduling the repair so potential pressure impacts will take place after 9 p.m. Crews expect to work through the night until the repair is completed.
The upper floors of multi-story buildings may potentially experience the lowest pressure.
Upper floors of downtown buildings could also experience lower-than-normal pressures, especially those without booster pumps.
